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| Date: | Friday 2 November 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 |
| Owner/operator: | Birmingham UAS RAF |
| Registration: | WP922 |
| MSN: | C1/0798 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles SE of Newport, Shropshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cosford, Shropshire |
Written off 2/11/1962 when struck the ground during low level aerobatics three miles south east of Newport, Shropshire. Aircraft destroyed, pilot killed.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20131103124258/http://milky01.co.uk/?page_id=6733
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2011 11:50 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Oct-2013 01:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Feb-2020 07:55 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator, ] |
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